sigh about

sigh about (something)

To exhale a long, audible breath to indicate weariness, frustration, distress, etc., about some issue. He's been moping around the place ever since the breakup, sighing about his broken heart. I couldn't help sighing about my disappointment in not being chosen to be on the team.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

sigh about something

to release a deep breath, indicating anxiety, distress, or relief about something. What are you sighing about? she sighed about her illness and then shifted her thoughts to something else.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • sigh about (something)
  • mope around
  • sigh for
  • sigh for (someone or something)
  • mope
  • mope about (somewhere)
  • moped
  • have the cockroach
  • breathe out
  • take a breath
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Life after Lizzie. (Hangin With)
Infants tend to sigh about every 10 minutes, but this frequency goes down as a person grows up.
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